Tag Archives: Recipes

Recently my husband and I have really been into homemade food. Since it’s s difficult and sometimes very expensive to buy some of our favorite foods here in Jakarta we have been experimenting with different recipes. We now make our own yogurt, dill pickles, granola and cured salmon. We took a fish preparation class together … Continue reading →

I’ve started noticing a trend in our household. Sunday has become bake day. After we go to church and have lunch we usually come back home and hang out by the pool or stay home and play with the kids. After about an hour and a half of playing with Thomas the Train I start … Continue reading →

I’ve been trying to make special treats with holiday themes for the kids. Easter was no exception and I was lucky to find this recipe in my good friend Loren’s blog toddlejoy.com. It’s just a marshmallow cereal treat shaped as an egg. I loved how she used fruity pebbles. They are so colorful and perfect … Continue reading →

As you can probably tell by now, I love to bake. My mom would say that I love to experiment, but I can assure you I have learned from my many mistakes and I usually try to follow a recipe. When I was a teenager I used to substitute cornstarch for corn syrup and you … Continue reading →

I love Macarons, in fact I love them so much that I would rather eat macarons than pie, ice cream and cake. I’ve attempted to make macarons many a time and I’ve utterly failed each time. Lucky for me, Pantry Magic came to the rescue. Pantry Magic is a cooking and baking supply store in … Continue reading →

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About Me

Hi, I'm Ana Gaby. A nomad by nature and by trade. I'm an expat currently living in the USA with my husband and my two very active boys. I am Mexican by birth and soul, American by heart and passport. After living in South East Asia for over 5 years we moved back to the US to begin a new adventure as a family. Join us in our adventure as we explore the US, re-learn to go grocery shopping without being overwhelmed, raise Bilingual Third Culture Kids and take our children along for the ride of a lifetime.